Directory of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Resources

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and the widow of King George VI. She was born in 1900 and died in 2002, at 101 years of age.

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• BBC News: Queen Mother: A remarkable life

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/141671.stm
  A short biography of her life, with photos.

• BBC News: The Queen Mother

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/obituaries/queen_mother/default.stm
  Links to articles about the Queen Mother and latest news stories.

• BBC News: Tributes pour in for Queen Mother

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1902687.stm
  People's feelings on the death of the Queen Mother.

• Eleanor and Elizabeth R: Unlikely Friends

  http://willswift.com/eleanor_elizabeth_i.htm
  Two-part article on the unlikely friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother by author Will Swift.

• Guardian Weblog Special: Queen Mother

  http://www.theguardian.com/weblog/special/0,10627,547770,00.html
  News and analysis from newspapers all over the world.

• Masterpiece Theatre Online - Bertie & Elizabeth

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/bertie/index.html
  The PBS companion web site about the feature length film of the life of The Queen Mother.

• Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

  http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Windsor/QueenMother.html
  A biographical account, books, and useful links to other sites.

• Royal Government: HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

  http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/The%20House%20of%20Windsor%20from%201952/QueenElizabethTheQueenMother/Biography.aspx
  Official site of the British monarchy. Includes press releases, an on-line condolence book and a history of her life.

• Scotland on Sunday: The 'beacon of majesty' who blazed so bright

  http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/The-beacon-of-majesty-who.2314652.jp
  A remembrance by Grania Forbes.

• Telegraph: Queen Mother 'a model of discretion' for 80 years

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6198881/Queen-Mother-official-biography-William-Shawcross-Margaret-Thatcher.html
  The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother having given only one interview which was before she married into the Royal Family in 1923, was a model of discretion in eight decades in the public eye.

• Telegraph: Queen Mother's verdict on King Edward VIII's abdication

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6199392/Queen-Mother-official-biography-William-Shawcross-Margaret-Thatcher.html
  The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother believed that Edward VIII was 'bemused with love' when he abdicated over Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, her official biography discloses.

• The Queen Mother in Scotland

  http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamelizabeth.htm
  A history of the Queen Mother's links with Scotland.

 

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